In 1948, after the Northeast People's Liberation Army surrounded and liberated Jinzhou, it arrested the Kuomintang forces, and one of the old men was also arrested, who was said to have been an important general of the Northeast Army.
When the top brass of the People's Liberation Army heard that the old man's name was Zhang Zuoxiang, Lin Zong and other leaders personally rushed over to make amends to the old man and sent the old man home for good life.
This old man was Zhang Zuoxiang, the deputy leader of the Northeast Army, and his son was the commander of the Eighth Route Army during the anti-Japanese war.
Zhang Zuoxiang was the most valued general in Zhang Zuolin's heart, comparable to the relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. When Zhang Zuoxiang was young, his family was poor, and his clan was killed by bandits, Zhang Zuoxiang could not bear it, killed the bandits, and defected to the local armed organization formed by Zhang Zuolin at that time.
The two are only one word apart in name, and they are like-minded, very chatty, although they are not related by blood, but they are like brothers. After Zhang Zuoxiang sacrificed himself many times to save each other, the two officially married as brothers, and Zhang Zuoxiang also became the "second boss".
Zhang Zuoxiang won the trust of General Zhang and was repeatedly appointed to important positions, and brigade commanders, division commanders, commanders, and Zhang Zuoxiang were all recognized. However, no matter what position he held, Zhang Zuoxiang was extremely serious and made results, and no one did not praise and no one did not praise.
At the same time, Zhang Zuoxiang is also a person who attaches great importance to the overall situation. After Guo Songling was arrested, Zhang Zuolin wanted to kill all the defectors, but Zhang Zuoxiang said that only Guo Songling and his wife would be executed, and guo had many talents who could serve the Northeast Army; if all of them were executed, it would not only hurt people's hearts, but also lose talents, which was too unworthy. After Zhang Zuolin listened, he adopted his suggestion.
After Zhang Zuolin's accident, the Northeast Army was suddenly in chaos. The generals asked Zhang Zuoxiang to take up his post and command the Northeast Army, but unexpectedly zhang Zuoxiang angrily rebuked him, and he told the generals that when the old marshal was alive, he repeatedly instructed himself to take care of the young marshal, and he would never do unkind and unjust acts; if the generals had other thoughts, Zhang Zuoxiang promised that he would not hesitate to execute him.
Under the intimidation and assistance of Zhang Zuoxiang, Zhang Xueliang smoothly ascended to the throne. Later, Zhang Zuoxiang even resigned from the government and lived in seclusion, and when Zhang Xueliang was in difficulty, Zhang Zuoxiang would come out to help.
On the eve of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, zhang Zuoxiang learned that Chiang Kai-shek had no desire to resist the enemy, and after embarrassing Zhang Xueliang at every turn, he completely chilled the Chiang regime and never came into seclusion.
During this period, the Japanese came to woo the general out of the mountain many times, but they were all rejected by Zhang Zuoxiang without hesitation, and he vowed to die and not to join the Japanese and betray his motherland.
As the situation became increasingly tense, Zhang Zuoxiang arranged for his son Zhang Tingshu to garrison the Great Wall to fight the Japanese army, and let his son quietly join the red army.
Under the guidance of his father, Zhang Tingshu was also a man of both culture and martial arts, and his joining attracted the attention of the high-level cpc leaders, and even Zhou Gong personally talked and chatted with Zhang Tingshu; with the support of the LEADERSHIP of the CPC, Zhang Tingshu participated in the formation of the first guerrilla unit of the Eighth Route Army, and he himself served as the commander of the column, and in the War of Resistance Against Japan, he led the army in bloody battles and had many proud achievements.
It can be said that Zhang Zuoxiang has a very lofty position on both sides of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it is no wonder that the head of the People's Liberation Army personally went to him to apologize.
Zhang Zuoxiang was also very aware of the overall situation, knowing that Chiang's regime would not last long, so he let his son secretly join the Communist Party, and indeed he was a man of great wisdom.